Check writer



May 20, 1930. D. w. JOHNSON CHECK WRITER Filed May 11. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l i lllhi May 20, 1930, D. w. JOHNSON .7

CHECK WRITER Filed May 11. 1928- 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 fwewl Jazz/1d Joizrzfioiz,

L15 Qfjfthe .typ e' imayi be c p1i soth rena" I I out or indicated"hereinafterferwlll 'beiapi .pal enpupon nnderstzpndingxfi the'lnvena v 29 tion or its I aplndximate Thi invention. relates; to; improvements in (check Writers and pertdin partieularly to an improved, advantageous meclmnisni for selectively setfiingthe. type at the' pnnt- I I I I I I ceptiblefof embodiment inanattractive-de- '55;

5iihgp0sit ni-r I j I The general objectof'the. inyention1545116 "embodied in "a device 0f small sizeyyet pos} sessesan unlimited range in respeetjto'jthe v Iii nihduntswhieh m be w ittjen it,* :andwhich is pdrtieularlyqna lified"foi' ra i d and certain opeia ition." y

- ulck and with: certainty p oymentiin. practice."

f In "the In the thgiwings ig; 2 in; a side Sectional elevafd ti o "of the casing;iembved','ff e I portion of the machine; 3 1d 1 n-Figl;5 is a sidej ele the casing rem'dved.

"Small check'-,-;Wri fe1 sfor perbnziilhn I I I n iplaten block-22. On itsleft hand side thi's n'seinv'olve certain limitations in size nd Cost printing 'o'peratibjm CO lSGqUentIyY*l in" a check Writer of the sort Wh'eievea'ch digit is printed individually, "it is? particularlybde' 'simble that it be' possible 0Q. set 13heit ype 0r ,the primi1' g of the successive digits quickly 4 ',Width1tha nfihe -sme. --For 'a pertion' 'pfit s; I

fa'wings forming a part this specification showonelembo'diment of the in'y entionybnt it is tohesundeifstood iihabthis;

, .'i r'p esented' fer t-he purpose of-illustration only; aslthe particular"constrnetibn and fl I ff prang mem ,shdvfvn jmay [be "departed from iwitheut'departing fi om thSpilfit of thefjin- 'ventien qr the sope f-thea ppend ed lajms. I I I I W W I n connected byjap'link 191 Withf the rein? end of 1 nailed. ion theme-5121;whiehjextend trims- I forward armCa-riks fli'e platen 'block, 22. ront e'nd elevation; Withpfirts', I I I H I 1 -t0 urgel'the'operatlnghandlem t o'theralsfed ".thefr earwardend Off-he lever 20. v

; w n 2 ehismainmine in mesh r i ed with a". 'longit'udinaulislot" 33' pp sit ei 'and agnc'l with 'certaintyf gTh'epresent iiwention 7' attains this advantageaand provides a device I which-,E'While {desirably small' and compact, isnt thQSmDP/ time Sturdy and vdurable lsus-i 'sign5 and 'operable With maximum convenief Thean'atureef thGlHVGfltIOILWlll be ascer f tained m0 sfiquick1y 'by 'reference 1;0 the-i153 lustrative embodiment"shown inlthef'draw 60.; e

ings'. "A sliitzfole if'rame; which als o eons ti y -tuteealhbfising.fer-the operating:parts isepre I;

Vided" being-formedfyiisia hae portion 10.} i

adapted to rest on a snitable suppertandkr I easing pqrti'onllfexteniing upwardly from t che5ba-se portion and 'df considerably less;

lengthiqhe casing"pe'r'tioniigseparateditem; thefbasefportion by ahbriz'ont'al sloo'way 12; r 4

thebaLSe pertionbeing closed and; meted-$ K beleivfchesame'by'a cever-pletelk. 'I-nsuie-P ablebeerings 'forme'chon the: opposite. sides I f the 'ca'sing' p01ti0n is joufnaled the Open? 1 ati'ng' shaft l5,'"whieh extends ont ofthecas i11g- 011 the right hand'si'de QndhaS'COnn Cted 2- to it the"operatinglever; Whih e a1 1 ies" t-11e bperating handlell7lWithin' the' casing e shaft 15] ca rie the" 'clranknrm 18, which is' the primin -3 leverv 20; -The lnt ce'r '1 is 8 spring, '24 ceoperate's with the lever-, arni'xl positie agillustrated in Fig. '5, and; myi' s'e' Y "i Inth e' forward pdrtibn 'ofthe casin g lij is a verticalplane Withits periphery-ever-the 9 ,teeth 27. "Ihe'type wheelcarriesonits'pey ripheryithetypeweharacters 28. KEXtending'Q 7 longitl zdinally in the casingll istherotatablej wi h th Wo P 1 9 1 26,- h 1 6f h ice'e ing-is 'coverjed'by the plate 30, which i' ,pf Vid 1,

., :parallelto theqworniyancl carries theindicat-' I ing seale J31 which fhears characters corre- 1 P l 1i -t 0S i he typ arranged in like sequencein a seri running-{parallel with 4 "theiwb fmslidahlynionnted on' the top plate i"30r is the setting'pawl haY-ingthe' handle portion 32, the pointer 34 anjclithe wornilaetuating ,w qrma h in p w l s e i ysl dap e longitudinally o'fthe slot 33. by'inanipulation the worm 29 i rotatedby. Virtue oi the operation 0- worm 29 rotatesitype whee1125 throngh "lationsh p of rming and pinion 26'and'th a s i he'l pl tien 1 wing;printing-lets:2Q

registry o'f the type character at the printing 3 lthegprinting operation. :This'me'chanism 111-,

the: type wheeh, andnthe slide '36 which is .movementonfthe'type Wheel shaft. Theend;

[j endoi'l one of the teeth Z'L andbam the Wheel roi i d nti t eQ i n p i PO- s ition, h reupon the Wheelie held against j rot tion 1 Suehfl j m fitHH "place;ofconrse, jbefore thep1atenb1oek' 22 .7 Ifpresses thejtype Charactenfsothat'the latter 1 jis -acciirately'positioned,beforeflthe printing "orationis effeoted; and as 'a necessaryi pre the nextacljusting Inovernent. 1

,tooth gfiwhich is maintained in lneshfwith the v p H I an axle 39 which islcarriedin a 'swinging door {of thefhandle 32;"incidefifito whieh opratibh? p p 7 o p p p v v pos1t1-0nto.-olosefa sideiopening,42f (-seelFig; 3 V tiveengagement oftoothi3'5 therewith?'Rotai2')1n1the casing. iTl'ie'size-ofthe opening-wand" .gthe inedium of'worm pinioh ffThe'gear re rra ge n rof the dicator ehaIQ' Q 'QD ithescale 31' and ofthe type 'charaeterson type r Wheel 25 1 are". all such that Whenthe; setting" fpawl is positioned with the pointer in indieat-;.1 I mg relationship; toi-oneiof the characters on; "*the scale, the type character I corresponding. jfto said indieator character; is positioned at the Y j-P i g gpbin izahbve h ple i-i-i l k ith; a; type Character} in; printing position, depressiong' offs-he; operating leyer I6 will ap'ertured to accoin nod roller-45, on 'the casingil point l' provide a regi'stry mechanism Which} 1; functions automatically} as 1 a preliminary to' V roller 45, hot the pressurerolleriniay belifted hy depressionof the e t r-a m f the lever j 46t0, permit the insertionofthe sheet of paper ch des the registry teethf 27} which arearijrangeclin thelform ofa' pinion on the sidefof pirta lyedi eth i ev i mj 81% it rearend and carries-at; its forward enda} lugor key'37;;said s1ide' be1-ng guided for {sliding serif-aces offadj a'eentteethflY are assooiatedin converging" jrelati'onship terniinate at; radial. lsl ot's 27 hetweenpthe teeth,V The h1g9: 37illis adapted-$0; registergfac c'u rately fin the r w sts27flj Upon; depression :oijtheg-lejzer 16,]

the-sli'defj36 is moved rearwardlm and if the. j 'positionlof; the type wheel is such that a type character is I not acourately positioned fat the printing poir'iflthejlfig will engage'the sloping .10 is mounted a spring pressed {48; When: the forward end of T' the: printing 4 and will be rca remed leftwardl against its 7 v jeitherjdireetion by the, engage-fthen springhackto the position illustrated in ment ofthe lug fiz inthe Cooperating slot 27 V f 'the' type :wheel takes V p r other of the studs against theendsofthehold-iing dog 51 This is'the position ofthe'fpartsf I i stroller ffi then being' stationary jwhen the-1;"

liminary thereto. Upon release of the'handle the operating lever is restored ito:theiel'evatec position, the platen block lowered away 'froin the type nd,theilu 'efwithdrawn from the V registry teeth 'leaving the' type wheel'freefo'1 F r in king thetype I"proyide i'anjiinking it roller. iififwhichh as asCb-vfer n' V absorbent material. 7 This rolle'ris rotatablygnountedonr around to; openjpositionlg thel fl ieris swun V outwardly through theopening to atpositionf exterior of the casinggwh'ere the ink may befj applied to it. A coileclfs'pringt urges the door toward theclosed positionjandinai" tains the roller-38,pressedagainstthe periph ry 0 e yp w e asillu trat-edin F g 4 and 15, so that incident Itoithe11o t'ation, of-the yp Wk 6 a the P n ng mana ers l b rolled over the inking roll andir'ec'eiife :the applications ofjnk, i

1A ysuitable mechanism for -feeding'the sheet-l efpapepprogressively'I between the successive printing operations; The 1 arrangement; illustrated 'iifiFig; 3 come-*- prlses, a'feeding roller 4:5 fWhlQh mount d in- "tlwhase in such position-that; periphery extends above the 'platel l latter beingj bQvjeer ,7 V ed alever. V lfica'rryingrat its lower endagp siire-roller .fle ept -f Qpemt Qn-W t "t er r phe ery oftheijroller l5l- -i ASS pringrIpresses the lever A6 to; swing the 1 roller 4:7 toward} the between the 'rOHers, j Th'er'ollerA5- carries number o'f-studs' 48fprojeet'n n'one? n and spaced-equally about? i a V front end of theprintingileye "fis' bumeq a laterally extendingib ries a pawl 5 0 arranged for 4 ng studs 48 ,1and in a bracket i onntec ver is w n l pwari y i li-he ng P eration, the pawl. 50 Will'bfl' Cl Upwardly pri y" qqp r t 'qn ofiits p ng! p r. margin i p e tfl jac n 1s u F8 that thepa'wl WilljescapeYpa-st the stud and" Fig 3; :M'ean'Whiley' the r011er i is; held against reverse rotation by engagenientof mat the time of the printing 'operation, -th'e forward end of: the "printing'ileven is swungdown by the action of spring-2,4, the pawl 50 will engage the stud 48roverzvvhichit was res cently cammed, and will mate theroller 45 as'the pawl is carried down with thebracket 49, theprec'eding stud 48 meanwhile escaping' past theholding dog 51. In this fashion the,

r0llerr4r5 is rotated a, certainvdistance after eachprintin'g operation andbygvirtueofits engagementwith the s eet ofapapenunder I pressure of ro11er47, will advance the paper leftwardly a: proper distan'ceito receive the 1 next printing impression in 4 the desired re-,

lationship with thosepreceding. Adjustable inargin guides 521are provided to'guid e the} 'sheetof paper in proper relationto the print- "inglinefiv I In operation of the device; therefore, the actuating. lever 16 being-iin the ralsed, pos1- tion shown in Fig 5 and the printing lever in the corresponding 7 position, with its forward end; swung down, for the printing of a check or the like, the lever edisdepressed toraise resting on the plate 14;." The handle 3210f the.

the pressure rollereiyandthe sheet 'offpaper I ,is inserted in the slot 12 anditstop margin positioned againsttheguidesjfl52, the sheet setting pawlis then engagedibythe lefthand and moved along theislotuntil thep'ointer 23 registers]with the character on the scale 1 .31 which it isfdesiredwfirstfto print. This movement of the setting-pawlrotates the worm29.,wormpinion26 and type wlieel25 to the extent and-positions'such'as to'bring the corresponding type character to'the printing position over the platen block 22. The actuating-lever l6 is thendepressed. by inan pulas tion} of the handle 17" with the right hand.

This movesthe registry slide'3 6'rearwardly ,so'that the lug 37, by'cooperation withxthe teeth 27, positions the" type character accurately; and keys the type wheel infixed'position. At the same time the'printing lever 20 i I is swungjby virtue of its connection with the actuating lever through'th'e medium'oflink v 19; crankarm'18"andshaft'15, so that the platen block 22 is raisedtoward "'the type wheeli 'YAs the platen fbl'oc'k passes through the aperture in plate 14:, it'engages the'under surface of the strip of :papery'an'd carries it up i and presses it against the type face; thus producing the printingimpres'sionl on the paper. \Vith this elevation of the'forward end of the type lever, the feeding pawl has'been elevated to a position above one 0t thestuds 48; as shown in Fig. 3. Upon release ofthe handle 17, the actuating 1everv16 is 'swung'upwardly and the printing lever 20 is sw to reinov'e-the platen block 22 down? wardly fromcooperatio'n with the type wheel,

thus freeing the paper from'engagement with the type. Thereuponfthe feeding pall 50 engages the associated Stud 48 and with the continuedmovement of the type lever rotates the feeding roller 45- to advance the strip 1 printingrmechanism.

leftwardly .azde finite distance."'{lfhegsetting i ip'awl may then be adjusted to the next char;- acter'an'd' the cycle ofoperations repeated until the desired legend has been printedin full. With the rotation of the type wheel,

theltype characters receive applications of ink from the rollerf38 each time they pass-it,

,One of the distinctadvantagesofthe ap- 1 paratus resides in the ease and rapiditywith', which itniay be operated, and one-of the factors which contributes to this advantage is-the' convenience and visibility ofthe set ting 'cleviee and indicator scale. Ilhe-f entire p 7 scale: is visible at 'alltimes, and the setting pawl may be moved directly and with accu-- racy to the desired character on thescale without the inconvenience of having to watch for the character 'tocome up, as is'the case 3 where the scale is rotated; Accordingly; al -L though: the type characters are printed individually andsuccessively, the writing of the checlzamay'be accomplishedquite expediti- 7 ously, It will be understood that whereas l i Lha've referred above to individual type characters,ithat such term is'not to be construedas implying' n all instances a single digitfor letter, but-rather the character or:

nnpression printed at a singlestrokeof the What Icl'aimis: J o 'I 1. Ina check writeryincombination, a

rotatable type wheelytype characters CllS-ffi tributed thereon, a platen movable intofi-co operation with "the type character in: print-- ingposition to print therefrom, a pinion con; nected with the type wheel; a rotatable worm x v for actuating the pinion, a manuallypper able pawl Jmovable longitudinally of the worm to *rotategthe same,- and indicating"; 'characterscorresponding to the type charactersdistributed alongxzthe'path ofthe pawl. V2. Insa check writer,"in combination, a

platen,a type-wheel ro'tatably mounted in co-- operative relationshipwith the platen, a roitatable worm extending} at an i angle. to the type wheel axis and gearedto the type wheel;

type-characterfin printing position, and

'aXisQ 7 i :In' .acheck writer, in coinbination, a rotatabletype wheel, type characters ar ranged thereon, a' rotatable wormlhaving gearljconnection with said wheel, and afset} ting, pawl-having. operative connection with the worm andmovable manually longitudi-"c nallythereo'f in a transverse direction'relative means for feedingasheet across the type i ,wheel' in ia directionslongitudinally of its thereto, type 'chameters oerried' by the type I Ij -4-Whee1,;a rotatable ."worm meshing With the 1 "wdi'm pinion' and fixed; againstflongitudinal 1 36 movablelongitudinally;thereof tofotate the -sa1ne.,

' I 5. 1 In 7 af-i cheek wi'iten in combination a: r

I fran ie, evrot'atable'worm and a'rotatzible type,

V Wheelmountedin the-fizime'in fixed elation- 7 V V p p wheel, type chaiaeters "czirriedjby f the typ 11 ship to ea ch other, a gearrconnection between characters cafljiedl bj t he type. wheel,- a 'set- 6 W-ofm' and Ihayin'gfmeshing cooperation there V i into end" out off printing cooperation with the type characters,

f worm having 'ge'arl 'eonnefctionlwith the type rotation of theworm, aisettingdevice moyahle wheel fagainst: otetion.

. 7; In a check' 'writ er, in combination,- a, roe tar-y type carrier printing type carried there.-

by, ahoi1s ing for the type; carrier, shid'housingpnovidmi withe Wa H -aPertur asWingingdoor- 'foriclosing sa id "wall" vaperture, an, inking rolleriwmblymmmmd on said doof,

v .2 ftos'wi-ng into and ontfof'thehousing through li the 2WV2L11 aperture, said 7 door and" type carrier. o

' assfoeiatedtin such 1 e1ati0n hipthat the roller he contacts theftype icafrier i when the; door is gin a; dosed position, and a spring cooper fi V ng W th id d bro o lirgeth -same in t e? oifelosingr direction "and 'p ress the roller upon at the 'priritingjpoint, an aottiating' member gtqit he Winn, axis; w an iom in 5f '1 of the housing tie-the" l'ei d gamete-e I 1 I U and eflectiveto rotatekthe worm, andiaeeel e} 4. In}; Checkwr'iten," 'in combination, a 1 01." tatableityple Wheel; 51 worm pini'on conjoined .7

'7 e V thetype'eharaoters. movelnent relative thereto, fand a settin'g V V .Pl l m sh g with'the worm and manually therein,aworm" Iotatabl V housing iIL fiXQd QSSOCi atLO'D with-then type said'wormand wheelzwhereby the-letter: may. bebrotated by. rotation, of theiformer; type 1 ting"devicefinovablelongitudinally, of the t I ltion'exterior of thei-hous'ing and apart 'meshwithwhel leby the worm may. be rotated, and

aplatten mountedpnthe frame and xm'wablev V V V I housing; a type Wheel rotetablydmciunted" o v .7 r I V V r therein,type oharactel s carriedaby-jthetype" 25-16. Ina heek writep in cOhlbihetionQa ro 1 I tateble type V'wheeL typeeharacters carried i. Qthereby, 'a platen forl; printing cooperation with one of sa-id characters at the pifinting ",point, actuating m an for efle oting'pnintin g ageooperetion of -thegpl aten and type Whee1,' -'a* iqpemble setting deyice halving meshing en-. 1 vyh-e'eliwhereby the latter may he med by fgagement With the Worm-within the hollsingi;

, longitudinally of the wqlfm vnd inmesh there- I v v -.with to effectitsrotatiomand means operable" t by'thevactuating means forflocking the type 7 7 housing, a; type rwheel mounted 'inth e hous? axis ofthet wormfawonn pinion conjoin d.

' co pera i n with he la te fwhe m h q ck1mi er,ine mhinatien, 101 5v Eifing,a wormrotetablylmountedinthe'hous; 1 I 7 k ing,e rot;tta; ble typewheeLmountedfindfixed 1 V ,inss i tibn Wi th Qrm 'w h n he ol fii 1 ge'e ing'comfe m W Q Q y th type: wh'eelisfrotated by rotation of the *woi'filj P? 7 typer oha laoters aprangedebofitthepeyfhery a V ofitheftypefwheehfag platenfarrange forr f 6;);kiprinting cooperetion with the type eha racter "scribed my displayed on top of the. housing in jindieating association with" thesetting device;mlil bee V tweenthe latterand theactuating xnei-n s;gaid scfi P iSing' ah t s Qrref p n gtp' 9. In a check Writef, eoinblnationp a; housing, a type'Wheel V rotatably mounted;

mountedijn the setting cleyiee slidablelongitudinally ingsaidij slot and having a mentally engageahle' port ing with the Worn 1 wlthlnthehous ngt..2' :1 10; 111' check writer; in combination; a

anda pointer forcooperation with thevseajle exterior ofthehou'sihgg 11., In a, check writelgin eomhinationg y housing," orm" rot-atablyfmounted in Zthej Y ing fo'r rotation in {plane palallellto to the ty pe Wheel and fln'eshing with 'the j Worm, typecharacters'earried onthe periph e f y (li he-type wheekaplat n to qoop ra-j V tionwith thetype Wheel, a nlfl mlally'opemhlgi I or aotimt-ing -defice for the, printing 'meehenifsm, 7 fi i tuating clevioef lo ablein a plane paralle l to the axis; of; the wormyanclie bettingff device m n' m y pembl q n gpl'a eo parellelv5' to theaxis oftheorm andrhaving neshi p m be; 1 r

rotated-to rotate the type yvheel, V p m In testimony w ler ft I. have, QiTQU. tqi s l DA ID 

